With the concept of the working alliance as a starting point, the aim is to explore relational development in psychotherapy in an experience-near and clinically relevant way. The approach is qualitative and hermeneutic ...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe mental illness with a number of physical, psychological and social conditions. In spite of the severity of the disorder, we still lack empirical evidence to choose one treatment over ...

As many as 10-15% of new mothers experience severe emotional distress frequently labelled postpartum depression (PPD) (Brockington, 2004; O’Hara & Swain, 1996). The consequences of postpartum depressive symptoms can be ...

The overarching goal in the present project was to investigate memory processes in trauma-exposed individuals. In three studies, processes of remembering and forgetting were examined in trauma-exposed individuals who had ...

In the last few decades, there has been an increased focus on non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in general and in adolescents in particular. Research findings show that NSSI is alarmingly widespread even in community samples ...

Denne avhandlingen omhandler hvordan samtaletilbudet til ungdom i skolehelsetjenesten kan formes på en måte som fremmer de unges aktive deltagelse i sine egne endringsprosesser. Studien er gjennomført innen en aksjonsfor ...

Every year, a large number of children are exposed to disasters of some sort. These experiences may profoundly affect the children’s lives, and knowledge about processes which may facilitate their coping and adaptation in ...

The overarching goal ofthis project,Neurocognitive Development,has beento contribute to a deeper understanding of normal brain maturation from childhood to adulthood and how this relates to cognition.Although the structural ...

In all species, age brings a progressive slowing of brain function in virtually every domain. Our speed of processing slows down, our working memory capasity decreases, our motor functions deteriorate and our ability to ...

The overall aim of this thesis was to identify possible demographical, clinical, and neurocognitive risk factors for suicidal behaviour in patients with psychotic disorders.<br> Suicidal behaviour and neurocognitive ...

The thesis addresses the conceptual overlap between autism and psychiatric disorders, and the delineation between them. There is considerable conceptual overlap between autism and psychiatric disorders and similar behaviours ...

Hvilken sammenheng er det mellom hvordan man kommuniserer i ledermøter og hva som kommer ut av møtene? Dette er tema for ph.d.avhandlingen ”Effektivitet i ledergrupper: En studie av sammenhengen mellom gruppeprosesser og ...